U.S. Feed Grains Council Sponsors Mexican Sheep Feeding Dem
ta'cS of "» Monareh! wintcr gra i" c „ is . . ... non America. Europe, the I
habitat of the Monarchs habitat. The Council is a private, non- East, Africa and Asia. Sup^..
Destruction of the winter habi- “ II is not on,y an environment 3l P r °nt organization that develops lhc Council comes from bi
tat of the Monarchs was occurring Mark commented, and exi»rt markets for com and sorghum producers
as a result of overgrazing by local Therc . is a d . ,rcct } mk h ® re I* 5 ' V' S ' f f d grams and co-prtxlucts statcs . Counci , also re
sheep producers * X twc en improving the production through a network of 11 interna- substant i a i support from I
‘The overgrazing of the land pracUces in Mexico and increas- lional offices. . agribusiness firms across th<
was leading to a number of prob- in B the sales of U - S - Produced feed The Council has staff in Latin ed Statcs
lems including soil erosion and a
decline in the number trees. The
Monarch butterflies winter in this
region of Mexico, resting on the
trees before their spring migration
north ” said Mark.
A subsidy program was recent- •
ly started by the Mexican govern
ment, allowing peasants to partici
pate in the Council feeding sys
tem. The results have been
decreased grazing of the endang
ered land; increased carrying ca
pacity of the land; increased pro
fits for the peasants, who are now
utilizing more profitable feeding
systems; and environmental pro-
WASHINGTON, D.C. A
sorghum sheep feeding demon
stration sponsored by the U.S.
Feed Grains council (USFGC)
may help solve the plight of the
Monarch* butterflies in Mexico
and increase exports of
U.S.-produced grain Sorghum.
The Council has been conduct
ing a sheep feeding demonstra
tion, using U.S.-produced grain
sorghum.
According to William Mark,
USFGC director of international
operations, “In one year, the pro
gram has put 150,000 head of
lamb on feed as a direct result of
the demonstration, and we project
up to 450,000 head on feed over
the next two years.
The Mexican government be
came aware of the success of the
Council sheep feeding demonstra
tion and determined that it could
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